48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “paid advertisements”

  • FAR 53.205-1 Paid advertisements.
    SF 1449, prescribed in 53.212, shall be used to place orders for paid advertisements as specified in 5.503.
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …her mass communication media for publication without cost to the Government. (4) Placing paid advertisements in newspapers or other communications media, subject to the following limitations: (i) Contracting officers shall place paid adve…
  • FAR 5.503 Procedures.
    (a) General. (1) Orders for paid advertisements may be placed directly with the media or through an advertising agency. Contracting officers shall give small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled ve…
  • FAR 5.502 Authority.
    (a) Newspapers. Authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers is vested in the head of each agency (44 U.S.C. 3702). This approval authority may be delegated (5 U.S.C. 302 (b)). Contracting officers shall obtain …
  • FAR 14.203-2 Dissemination of information concerning invitations for bids.
    …ations for bids in a public place, information releases to newspapers and trade journals, paid advertisements, and synopsizing through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) are set forth in 5.101 and Subpart 5.2.
  • FAR 32.611 Contract clause.
    …for profit or fee with a nonprofit organization. (6) Contracts described in Subpart 5.5, Paid Advertisements. (7) Any other exceptions authorized under agency procedures. (b) The contracting officer may insert the FAR clause at 52.232-17…
  • DFARS 205.502 Authority.
    …rs. Heads of contracting activities are delegated authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers.
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …ce quotations in order to reflect clearly the propriety of placing the order at the price paid with the supplier concerned. In most cases, this will consist merely of showing the names of the suppliers contacted and the prices and other ter…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.